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Papers, 1889-1902, of Arthur Baldwin, comprising 16 diaries, 1889-1899, describing his journeys, work and life in Africa, including domestic activities and agricultural concerns; 2 files of letters from Baldwin to his mother, 1889-1902, recounting his activities; letters from F Coillard to Baldwin, 1893-1895, concerning missionary work and his concerns; undated manuscript notes on Coillard; undated map marked 'Proposal for a new mission Moomba' [Zambia]; letter to Mr Baldwin from F Pickering, 1897; letter to Mrs Baldwin from Mrs C Thackeray in New Zealand [1908]; nine photographs of Zambesi and Kapui rivers, Batokaland Hills [all Zambia] and mission staff, c1899.
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Born at Otley, Yorkshire, of devout Methodist parents, June 1864; educated at Otley Collegiate School; entered the Primitive Methodist ministry, 1887; minister at Barrowford, 1887-1888; Halifax, 1888-1889; sent by the Primitive Methodist Missionary Committee on a pioneering mission to Northern Rhodesia, 1889-1902; his time in Africa affected his health and he returned to England, 1902; minister at Halifax, 1902-1903; Brighouse, 1903-1908; Nottingham, 1908-1911; Gainsborough, 1911-1916; Leeds, 1916-1919; Financial Secretary to the Missionary Department, 1919-1924; Kingston, 1924-1925; Secretary of the Chapel Aid Association, 1925-1936; supernumerary, 1936; married Elizabeth Anne Smith (1874-1902) on 14 September 1898; later married Harriet Wright; Baldwin died on 26th July 1937.
Further Reading:
Baldwin, A, A missionary out-post in central Africa: the story of the Baila Mission. |
Born at Otley, Yorkshire, of devout Methodist parents, June 1864; educated at Otley Collegiate School; entered the Primitive Methodist ministry, 1887; minister at Barrowford, 1887-1888; Halifax, 1888-1889; sent by the Primitive Methodist Missionary Committee on a pioneering mission to Northern Rhodesia, 1889-1902; his time in Africa affected his health and he returned to England, 1902; minister at Halifax, 1902-1903; Brighouse, 1903-1908; Nottingham, 1908-1911; Gainsborough, 1911-1916; Leeds, 1916-1919; Financial Secretary to the Missionary Dep ... View more |
